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lactating

So I just started to lactate. I am 6 months pregnant. I just had a
little boy in January this year. When I had my son we had to rotate
from breast milk and formula. I wasn't producing enough milk when he
was born. I am not breast feeding him anymore. But what my question is
should I start pumping milk now so when the new baby is here I will
producing more than enough milk? I still have a while to go but I don't
know if its a good thing to start pumping or not. So if anyone has a
thought or some advice please help me out with this. Thank you

i dont know if this is true or not so id look into it but ive heard that if u pump it can cause you to go into labor.. i was thinking about pumping when i started lactating before makenzie was born but then i heard that it could send me into early labor so i passed.. hope this helps :) congrats on the babies. hehe my 2 are 12 months apart so good luck with the closeness in ages also. lol. :)

NO! Pumping before the baby is here can start pre-term labor and you don't want that. After you have the baby while your still in the hospital pump all the time. It helps to build up your supply. Also after you have the LO take fenugreek to help boost it too. You can found it at Meijer, health food store or on-line.

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